The Remparts upset the Wildcats yet again, defeating Moncton 4-3 Saturday to take a 2-0 lead in the series. Adam Erne scored his 12th goal of the playoffs in 13 games. Quebec has now won seven straight games, dating back to Game 7 vs Cape Breton in the first round. They’ll try to make it eight straight on Monday back in Quebec City.

Brandon scored on their second shot of overtime to put away the Hitmen, 3-2, in Game 2. The Wheat Kings will travel to Calgary with a 2-0 series lead. Ben Thomas’ club did better than the 9-4 drubbing in Game 1, but will have a lot of work to do to get back in the series.

Sault Ste. Marie lost its first game of the playoffs and first in 13 games overall, falling 5-2 at home to Erie in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. Anthony DeAngelo was scoreless for the third straight game. Connor McDavid had two goals for Erie and fellow likely top-4 pick Dylan Strome also had two. The Otters scored three goals on six shots in the third period, though one was an empty-netter. Game 3 is Sunday in Erie.

After more than a week of waiting, the Quebec Remparts were back in action Thursday night, defeating the Moncton Wildcats in Game 1 of their league semifinal series. The Wildcats played Game 7 of their quarterfinal match-up against Halifax on Tuesday. Quebec spotted Moncton a 1-0 lead after the first period before scoring four times to end the game. Game 2 is Saturday.

Sault Ste. Marie drew first blood in their highly anticipated match-up against second-seeded Erie with a 6-3 win Thursday. The Greyhounds skated out to a 3-0 lead before future Edmonton Oiler Connor McDavid scored a natural hat trick to tie the game. The Soo responded with three more goals to claim the win. Lightning prospect Anthony DeAngelo was scoreless for the second straight game. It was the first time since early November that he went two games in a row without earning at least a point. Game 2 is Friday.

Calgary advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals with a 4-3 double-overtime win Friday night. The Hitmen scored on their ninth shot of the second extra session and led in shots overall, 58-55. Calgary’s Jake Virtanen (Canucks) tied the game in the final minute of regulation with a power play goal. Travis Sanheim (Flyers) won it. Calgary gets top-seeded Brandon in the conference finals.

Quebec completed the four-game sweep of the Islanders, winning 5-2 Thursday night on PEI. The Remparts have now won five straight games since losing Game 6 to Cape Breton in the first round. Adam Erne’s five-game goal streak came to an end, though he had an assist. The Remparts will wait to see who they play next; the other three series are still going.

Calgary was outshot 36-21 but won the game on the scoreboard with a 3-2 overtime win. The Hitmen were outshot 6-0 in overtime before their first shot went in. Rookie Jordy Stallard scored the game-winner, his third of the playoffs. He had six goals all year. The Hitmen, who were 1 for 2 on penalty shots in Game 4, can close out the series on Friday at home.

Adam Erne extended his goal-scoring streak to five games with a second period marker as the Quebec Remparts moved to within one win of eliminating the Charlottetown Islanders in their QMJHL quarterfinal series. Erne came into the game with at least two goals in his last four games played. After struggling against Cape Breton in the opening round, the Remparts seem to have found their groove. They can eliminate the Islanders Thursday.

Guelph managed to stay within a goal of the Soo on Tuesday night, but it wasn’t enough to win the game or extend the series as the Greyhounds completed the sweep, 3-2. The Storm were down 3-0 in the game before climbing back to 3-2 on a shorthanded goal early in the third period. That was as close as they came. The Soo now moves on to take on Connor McDavid and the Erie Otters in the Western Conference Finals. The Otters swept the London Knights, 4-0, and are 8-1 overall in the playoffs. Sault Ste. Marie is 8-0. This one will be a doozy. On the other side of the bracket, Oshawa is up 2-1 on Niagara and North Bay leads Barrie, 2-1. The much-anticipated Erie-Soo match-up may not get started for a while, but should be worth the wait.

Adam Erne scored two goals for the fourth straight game with one of the goals being the game-winner in overtime to give the Remparts a 2-0 series lead over Charlottetown. The Islanders had tied the game with just over a minute remaining in regulation. Erne, who scored at 16:19 of the extra session, has been first star in both games of the series. Game 3 is Tuesday on PEI.

Guelph isn’t coming close to the Greyhounds on the scoreboard this series, including falling 6-1 on Sunday. The Soo has a plus-14 goal differential in the series after three games. They can eliminate the Storm in Guelph on Tuesday in Game 4.

Medicine Hat needed overtime to beat Calgary on Sunday, winning Game 2 to tie the series at one. The Tigers got the game-winner with just over three minutes left in the first overtime. They scored on their 50th shot. Game 3 is Monday in Medicine Hat. The series is following a 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 format.

Adam Erne, our reigning Prospect of the Week, scored two goals for the third game in a row, leading the Remparts to a 7-2 Game 1 win over visiting Charlottetown. The Islanders are coached by former Lightning player Gordie Dwyer, who saw his team get down 6-0 by the end of the second period. Charlottetown beat out Cam Darcy and Sherbrooke 4-2 in the first round. Game 2 between the Islanders and Remparts is Sunday in Quebec City.

Guelph came out of the first two games of their series with the Soo with seven goals scored. Not too bad … until you consider the Greyhounds scored 16. Sheldon Keefe’s team scored on nine of 52 shots Thursday night to defeat the Storm, 9-3, and take a 2-0 series lead. Anthony DeAngelo had two more assists to add to his postseason totals, giving him 12 in six games. Game 3 is Sunday in Guelph.